Tuesday 19th March 2019
	The highlight of the day was confirmation of an Alpine Swift in County Wicklow at Greystones where it had first been reported two days ago whilst in Essex a Red-rumped Swallow was discovered at Fingringhoe Wick. Rarities elsewhere comprised a Pacific Diver still in Cornwall, Blue-winged Teal still in Highland, two Coues's Arctic Redpolls in Norfolk, Spotted Sandpiper in County Wexford, Long-billed Dowitcher in Lincolnshire, Lesser Yellowlegs in both Cornwall and Dorset, Lesser Scaup in Somerset and Richardson's Cackling Goose on the Western Isles. Scarcities today were White-tailed Eagles seen in Essex, Hampshire and Suffolk, Temminck's Stint still in Cornwall, two Rough-legged Buzzards, three each of both Ring-billed Gull and Yellow-browed Warblers, five Great Grey Shrikes, seven Glossy Ibises and a total of 12 Ring-necked Ducks. Incoming summer migrants were Quail (Norfolk), Willow Warbler (Cornwall), three Garganey, four Ospreys and 17 White Wagtails.
-  Chris Batty, RBA